Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1887-11-03
Unoxampled Gall.

About two week ks ago a meeting wa
held in Lewiston to further the cause O.
the segregation of North Idaho and it.
annexation to Washington. Our reader.
need not 10 told that Alonzo Lelanc
opened the meeting-that he made {
speech, as the report says, of half hour,
length and that the same names appeal
in the proceedings that have been miSec
up with this matter so long "that tn,
memory Of nau runneth not to the con-
trary." Among the resolutions is on.
commencing as follows:
Rssolped. That is the unanimous wish an,
desire Of all the people of North Idaho tina
congress- shall pass bill to segrcgats the ter
Iitory aud annex the four Northern counties t,
Washington Territory.
Was there ever such gall exhibited
before by mortal man? Here is an as
semblage Of sorehcads angry because the
capital could not be kept in one corne,
Of the territory to the utter iuconven.
ience Of nearly all the inhabitants
located where they can look across the
water Of the Snake and behold to the
westward another political division of the
country, assuming to speak for the people
Of Kcotenai aud Shoshone who. if they
60 out of Idaho wish to 90 to Montana,
and of Idaho, which does not wish to 90
At all. "AlI the people Of North Idaho. "
Indeed
But the mcst stupendous exhibition
OF gall is in resolution terminating as
follows:
''-And thus relieve the people of both sec =.
lions Of the territory frcm the unnatural and
difficult political aud business aifiliation coca
stoned by our diversified interests, which are
not one in common. in both sections that of
the south tending toward the east. and that of
the north toward the west and northwest"
We assume to say that there is not
man of common intelligence in the terri
tory who does not know that the segre.
cation Of the North means the entire
disruption of the territory and the an
nexation Of the South part to Nevada.
1t means the blotting out from the map
OF the union of a territory and prospec
tive state with its two votes in the
senate, allowing the enemies of the silver
and other interests which must conduce
to our growth and prosperity to rule over
what they designate as the wild and
woody west" 1t is believed by many
that eastern gold is at the bottom OF the
unholy scheme. This We have never
charged because wo have had no evid-
ence except the fact that the Lewiston
clique, Stewart aud Voorhees,, seemed to
be striving to subscive eastern interests
to the detriment of cur own.
The people Of the North part of the
territory have been treated us well as
their demagogues would allow it to be
possible. They have had the United
States marshal, the best paying Of all
territorial Offices; and Shoshone got the
president OF the counci! aud member OF
,lerkships when our last legislature met.
Ii territorial appropriations have not been
granted SO profusely for the North as
'ould have been wished, the fault may |
30 laid ct the doors of the Lewiston
,lique who have for so IN ny Years been
hreatening secession, and the great mass
y the people could not be expected to
avor schemes Of Improvement upon
rrritoIy they have been apprehensive of
'sinr. Commend US to the an,iouated
ewistonian for sall.-Boisc Statesman. |